Building Construction (Third Edition)

Author: Yang Jinduo Fang Zhiyong
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Publish Date: 2001-04-01
Features: Building Construction is written according to the teaching plan for civil engineering majors in higher education institutions. The book is divided into three main parts and thirteen chapters: Civil Building Construction, Industrial Building Construction, and Basic Knowledge of Architectural Design. The authors have focused on introducing current codes and regulations while emphasizing building construction while also covering basic design knowledge. The text is clear and logical, with clear and accurate illustrations. For the convenience of readers, relevant materials have been compiled, making it a comprehensive professional book. This book can be used as a textbook for "Building Construction" or "Building Construction" courses in architectural, civil engineering, environmental engineering, and architectural economics programs in architectural departments of universities. It can also serve as exam preparation material for registered architects and registered structural engineers. This book was first published in 1997. With the development of building construction, new construction methods and novel building materials continue to emerge. To adapt to current realities, many new contents have been added during the revision, such as the construction of clay porous bricks and concrete hollow small blocks, and outdated content has been removed to align with the progress of basic construction, using new codes, regulations, and engineering practices as the standard.